Sadlier Building An Enriched Vocab Lesson 14

Gator Mage (United States of America)
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  1. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
    Because of her eclectic teaching methods and 'pick-and-choose' testing techniques, students enjoy Miss Curry's classes. In a sense, St. Thomas Aquinas was an eclectic because he attempted to reconcile ancient Greek philosophy with Christian theology.
    adjective and noun

    Synonyms- (adjectives)- selective, synthesized
    Antonyms- (adjectives)- uniform, monolithic
  2. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
    By late imperial times, centuries of soft living had turned the once hardy Roman people into an effete and indolent race.
    adjective

    Synonyms- (adjectives)- spent, burned-out; decadent; barren, sterile
    Antonyms- (adjectives)- vigorous, energetic, dynamic; productive, fertile, flourishing, prolific
  3. efficacious
    giving the power to produce an intended result
    After-school detention seems to be an efficacious solution to the problem of student lateness.
    adjective

    Synonyms- (adjectives)- effective, effectual, efficient, powerful, potent
    Antonyms- (adjectives)- ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unserviceable, useless, inadequate
  4. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
    "You mean to tell me," I exclaimed in surprise, "that you had the effrontery to ask for a raise when your productivity has really fallen off lately?"
    noun

    Synonyms- (nouns)- audacity, impertinence, temerity, gall, nerve, cheek, chutzpah, presumption
    Antonyms- (nouns)- timidity, shyness, meekness, modesty, diffidence
  5. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
    Occasionally, a teacher's question will elicit only a blank stare from the entire class.
    verb

    Synonyms- (verbs)- evoke, prompt, extract, educe, produce
  6. elite
    a group or class of persons enjoying superior status
    Every army has one or two elite forces trained to handle especially difficult or dangerous assignments.
    noun and adjective

    Synonyms- (nouns)- privileged class, privileged few, aristocracy, nobility upper crust, cream of the crop, crème de la crème- (adjectives)- aristocratic, choice, exclusive, first-class, top-notch, top-drawer, A-one
    Antonyms- (nouns)- masses, common herd, proletariat, hoi polloi, rank and file, rabble, riffraff, dregs of society- (adjectives)- proletarian
  7. emaciated
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
    Nothing causes a checking account to look more emaciated than paying all the monthly bills.
    adjective

    Synonyms- (adjectives)- gaunt, haggard, shriveled, withered, skeletal, undernourished
    Antonyms- (adjectives)- fat, chubby, plump, corpulent, obese
  8. emanate
    give out, as breath or an odor
    When Coach Casey gives his pregame pep talk, the enthusiasm that emanates from him sparks the whole team.
    verb

    Synonyms- (verbs)- flow from, proceed from, spring, originate, emerge; emit, project, give off, issue
    Antonyms- (verbs)- soak up, absorb, draw in, attract
  9. embellish
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
    There is rarely a good reason to embellish the truth.
    verb

    Synonyms- (verbs)- adorn, dress up, spruce up, gussy up, garnish
    Antonyms- (verbs)- mar, deface, disfigure
  10. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
    Your best friend's father may be an eminent neurosurgeon. Your mother may treat all her children with eminent fairness.
    adjective

    Synonyms- (adjectives)- prominent, renowned, illustrious; notable, great, noteworthy, remarkable, markel
    Antonyms- (adjectives)- obscure, lowly, undistinguished; unremarkable
  11. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
    Ellen's volunteer work at the nursing home is motivated, not by a detached sense of duty, but by a genuine empathy for those who are lonely. So strong is my empathy with the poems of Robert Frost that I often feel as though I could have written them myself.
    noun
  12. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
    The old fable tells us to emulate the industry of the ant, so that we don't wind up empty-handed beggars like the improvident grasshopper.
    verb
  13. enclave
    an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct
    Though a completely independent state, Vatican City is no more than a tiny enclave in the heart of the great Italian capital city of Rome. "All of us had dedicated our lives to the arts," I recalled. "For that reason, we thought of ourselves as an enclave of culture in a society concerned only with making money and having fun."
    noun
  14. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
    Lemurs are primates that are endemic to the island of Madagascar, which is located off the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.
    adjective
  15. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
    Sometimes crossword-puzzle clues contain puns, enigmas, and other kinds of brainteasers, rather than straightforward hints to the words that are wanted. Her consistently strange and unpredictable behavior has caused many people to regard her as a complete enigma.
    noun
Created on Mon Dec 09 20:06:46 EST 2013 (updated Tue Dec 10 19:20:10 EST 2013)

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